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Development of linguistic incompetence? -On L1 attrition and the linguistic system
Monika S. SchmidRijksuniversiteit Groningen
2 speakers
•born in Düsseldorf, Germany in the 1920s•born to families of German-Jewish heritage•brought up with German as L1•escaped from Germany under Nazi régime•age at migration: 13 years
A fundamental distinction
•born in L2 environment:
heritage speaker •migration before ~ age 12:
incomplete learner •age at migration 13+ years
L1 attrition
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